Just loaded with scitte!
"GOP shifts debate on drilling; Democrats appear open to vote" by Ben Pershing, Washington Post | August 21, 2008
WASHINGTON - When the GOP started using the floor of the House, which is in recess, to demand votes on opening new terrestrial and offshore land for oil and gas exploration, Democrats appeared firm in their insistence that such a vote would not happen. That resistance has gradually melted away in recent days.
Yup, DemocraPic resistance melted away like an Arctic glacier, huh?
On Friday, Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, said in a conference call that an energy plan proposed by the "Gang of 10" - a bipartisan group of senators seeking compromise on the issue - was "a step in the right direction," indicating that some version of the plan could come up for a vote in September.
That sounds like the SAME GANG that brought you the AMNESTY BILL last year, readers!
This is DEMOCRACY?! A "GANG" of 10 writing legislation in BACK-ROOMS?
Democrats are unlikely to admit that the GOP's floor show has pushed them into changing their tune on energy, but there has been considerable publicity surrounding the minority's demonstration. Now, the drilling debate has come to dominate the campaign trail.
Yeah, THANKS, MSM, you advanced the oil companies agenda!
The energy issue is at or near the top of the agenda in competitive contests across the country. Many Republican candidates have taken to focusing on energy at the expense of nearly every other issue. And polls continue to show solid majorities of the public favoring more offshore drilling.
Moderate and conservative Democratic incumbents have been pushing their leaders for weeks to allow a vote on drilling. Pelosi is a strong ally of environmentalists but has felt pressure to help her party's most vulnerable members.
Democrats will use the comprehensive plan Pelosi discussed Saturday as a defense against charges that they won't allow a vote on drilling. But the measure may contain enough unpalatable items for the GOP - particularly on taxes - that most members of the minority will vote against it, and Senate Republicans could decide to block it altogether."WTF? They pull this STUNT to get the issue brought up, and they they are going to BLOCK it?
WTF?! WASTE of TIME SHIT-FOOLEYS on TAXPAYER $$$!!!
Get the tar and feathers and let's go!!!!
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Also see The Decline of the Western Oil Industry for WHY the oil companies want offshore.
